Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 8 | |
| 1974 | 9 | |
| 1975 | 7 | |
| 1976 | 6 | |
| 1977 | 5 | |
| 1978 | 4 | |
| 1979 | 3 | |
| 1980 | 3 | |
| 1981 | 3 | |
| 1982 | 2 | |
| 1983 | 2 | |
| 1984 | 1 | |
| 1985 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 1 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- IBHOF
- The Ring
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Wilfredo Benítez ranks #42 in Boxing
Wilfredo Benítez ranks 42nd among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 439th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 78, Honours 86, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Boxing reference universe of 267 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1973–1990 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1974, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world titles in divisions 3, youngest world champion age 17, professional wins 53, career knockouts 31.
Immediately ahead sits Max Schmeling on 86.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Kid Chocolate on 86.2. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Wilfredo Benítez GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Benítez stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1974. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Benítez comparisons
Wilfredo Benítez — frequently asked
- Is Wilfredo Benítez the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Wilfredo Benítez ranks 42nd in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 86.3, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
- What is Wilfredo Benítez's GOAT Score?
- 86.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Wilfredo Benítez rank all time?
- 439th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 42nd within Boxing.
- Wilfredo Benítez vs Max Schmeling: who ranks higher?
- Wilfredo Benítez, on 86.3 against Max Schmeling's 86.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.